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Interventions in the workplace to support breastfeeding for women in employment

  1. Omar A Abdulwadud1,*,
  2. Mary Elizabeth Snow2

Editorial Group: Cochrane Pregnancy and Childbirth Group

Published Online: 8 OCT 2008

Assessed as up-to-date: 23 APR 2007

DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD006177.pub2

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Abdulwadud OA, Snow ME. Interventions in the workplace to support breastfeeding for women in employment. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2007, Issue 3. Art. No.: CD006177. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD006177.pub2.

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  1. 1

    ASEBE TEFERI, Ethiopia

  2. 2

    BC Centre of Excellence for Women's Health, IMPART, Vancouver, BC, Canada

*Omar A Abdulwadud, P O Box 56, ASEBE TEFERI, Ethiopia. omar.abdulwadud@med.monash.edu.au. omar_monash@hotmail.com.

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  1. Publication Status: Edited (no change to conclusions)
  2. Published Online: 8 OCT 2008

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